This game is often referred to as the "Dot-com Super Bowl" due to the large amount of advertisements purchased by dot-com companies. The previous ABC affiliate, KTVI, in contrast, was one of the strongest affiliates[citation needed] – it had become a Fox NFL station in 1995, and thus, has televised the majority of the Rams' games in this period. Rams coach Dick Vermeil became the oldest coach ever to win a Super Bowl (age 63). [40], The E-Trade Super Bowl Halftime Show[41] was produced by Disney and titled "Tapestry of Nations" after the Epcot parade of the same name. In 1997, the team hired Dick Vermeil as their head coach, bringing him back to the NFL after 15 years of retirement. Seasons: 61 (1960 to 2020) Record (W-L-T): 451-475-6 Playoff Record: 17-22. 0000040505 00000 n
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McNair had missed five games due to injuries during the season, but he was still able to put up solid numbers, throwing for 2,179 yards and 12 touchdowns with only 8 interceptions. Brown had 1,075 yards receiving and 11 TD catches in his second season. The Jaguars' only two losses were to the Titans, but Tennessee's three losses forced them to enter the playoffs as a wild-card team. [37] They eventually got the bid to host Super Bowl LIII. [31], The Rams then narrowly defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 11–6 at home, in a hard-fought defensive struggle in the NFC Championship Game. The Titans' first score sparked them to rally. Faulk gained 101 combined rushing/receiving yards and scored 2 touchdowns. You don't think about it, and when you do achieve something, you know luck has nothing to do with it. [21] Overall, St. Louis's offense led the league in total yards gained (6,639), scoring (526 points), and passing touchdowns (42). Another contributor on the Titans' offense was fullback Lorenzo Neal, who frequently served as George's lead blocker and was widely considered one of the best blocking backs in the league. 10357 0 obj
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"[53], Bruce caught 6 passes for 162 yards (3rd highest) and a touchdown, an average of 27 yards per catch. [51] NFL.com ranked Jones's tackle of Dyson as the fourth greatest clutch moment in Super Bowl history. Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans Single-Season Receiving Leaders. For the Super Bowl that was played at the completion of the 2000 season, see, Warner's single game yardage record would later be broken by, CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (, Dot-com commercials during Super Bowl XXXIV, "Super Bowl Betting History – Underdogs on Recent Roll", "Super Bowl XXXIV: St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16", "Historical Super Bowl Nielsen TV Ratings, 1967–2009 – Ratings", "Super Bowl Records: Individual - Passing", "Super Bowl Lures HomeAway, 10 Years After Dot-Com Debacle", "Florida's Super Bowls: Miami '99, Tampa '01 (part 1)", "Florida's Super Bowls: Miami '99, Tampa '01 (part 2)", "The Official Website of the Indianapolis Colts", "McNair, Titans rush into Super Bowl with win over Jags", "Atlanta loses bid to host Super Bowl XLIII", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVBVJNex8co, "Rams Get Late Score, Final Tackle to Win, 23-16", "Falcons-Patriots first teams to play in SB overtime", "What happens in overtime in the Super Bowl? He also completed 22 out of 36 passes for 214 yards. 0000001987 00000 n
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Harris was the top receiver for Tennessee with 7 catches for 64 yards. Titans WR A.J. Dyson would then slant left through the middle of the field. [46][47] Tennessee's plan was to use tight end Frank Wycheck as a decoy. Since this new stadium was not ready until the 1999 season, Adams decided to move his team to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee in 1997 after playing before small Houston crowds in 1996. Wide receiver A.J. Country singer Faith Hill then sang the national anthem. The secondary was led by Pro Bowler Todd Lyght (6 interceptions), Dexter McCleon (4 interceptions), and rookie Dré Bly (3 interceptions). 0000013905 00000 n
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Super Bowl IV, the following participants of the game were featured during the coin toss ceremony: Bud Grant, Lamar Hunt, Bobby Bell, Paul Krause, Willie Lanier, Alan Page, and Jan Stenerud. Halfback Marshall Faulk, in his first year in St. Louis after spending five seasons with Indianapolis, had the best season of his career and won the NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award, while finishing second in MVP voting to Warner. trailer
Vermeil had previously turned the Philadelphia Eagles from one of the worst teams in the league into a Super Bowl team in 1980, but his first two seasons in St. Louis were hardly stellar, winning just 5 games in 1997 and 4 in 1998. Jefferson is 132 yards away from setting a team record for receiving yards (1,313), also held by Moss. 0000003236 00000 n
The Titans took over the ball at their own 12-yard line with 1:48 left in the game after committing a holding penalty on the ensuing kickoff. For instance, Super Bowl LIV was played in 2020, but was the championship for the 2019 season. Considering the magnitude of the Super Bowl, and the wild game that preceded it, "The Tackle" is considered one of the greatest and most exciting game-ending plays in modern NFL history. In Warner's first NFL season in 1998, he played only one game and threw just 11 passes. ¾. After forcing the Rams to punt on their ensuing possession, a pair of 21-yard completions from McNair to tight end Jackie Harris and wide receiver Isaac Byrd aided a 13-play, 79-yard drive that was capped by George's 2-yard touchdown run to make the score 16–13. Florida State’s total would be more than Texas’s from 1984-86 (27), when the Longhorns set the record for the most players drafted in … Despite the rare adverse weather conditions, city and state crews kept streets and sidewalks free of ice, and MARTA public transport kept running. There’s no better symbol of his impact than his rapid chase down of the franchise record for receiving touchdowns by a tight end. Visit ESPN to view the Tennessee Titans team stats for the 2020 season. 381. 5Times targeted. 0000027903 00000 n
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Widely regarded as one of the greatest wide receivers of all-time, he holds the NFL single-season touchdown reception record (23 in 2007), the NFL single-season touchdown reception record … George finished the game with a franchise playoff record 162 rushing yards and a touchdown, while Del Greco made four field goals. Holt had 7 receptions for 109 yards (the most ever by a rookie in a Super Bowl) and a touchdown. After both teams exchanged field goals in the first half, George scored on a 68-yard touchdown run to give his team a 13–9 lead. [10][11] At the time, his 414 passing yards and 45 pass attempts without an interception broke Super Bowl records.[12][13][14]. Meanwhile, the Titans started out their postseason by narrowly defeating the Buffalo Bills, 22–16 in Nashville, on a famous, trick kickoff return play that became known in NFL lore as the Music City Miracle. This time, Del Greco's kick was good, tying the score at 16–16 with just 2:12 left in the game. Both players went into a rolling motion as Dyson outstretched his hand with the football towards the goal line in the hopes of scoring the touchdown. In just his second year in the NFL, DK Metcalf is within reach of breaking a 35-year old receiving record with the Seattle Seahawks. The Rams ended up leading at halftime, 9–0, but their scoring margin over the Titans seemed somewhat small, considering they drove into scoring range on every one of their first-half possessions and outgained Tennessee in total yards, 294–89. 2 – From 1966 to 1969, the first four Super Bowls were "World Championship" games played between two independent professional football leagues, AFL and NFL, and when the league, This page was last edited on 20 January 2021, at 07:39. The show, narrated by actor Edward James Olmos, was inspired by Walt Disney World's millennium celebration. Tennessee finished in second place in the AFC Central division behind the 14–2 Jacksonville Jaguars. Brown to record multiple receptions. Two plays later, with the Titans facing 3rd down and 5, McNair was hit by two Rams defenders, but he escaped and completed a 16-yard pass to Dyson to gain a 1st down at the Rams' 10-yard line. The Titans responded by moving the ball to the St. Louis 29-yard line, aided with running back Eddie George's 32-yard reception. Warner, who started the season as a backup to Green, had previously played for the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League and the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe.[19]. Titans’ loss, combined with Indianapolis’ win at Detroit, put the Titans and The ... Give the Titans a 2-0 record against the NFC North in 2020 and . %PDF-1.7
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